Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-08-26
LOCAL NEWS.

Tickets are on sale at lIanaford's.
The local band will furnish the music for
the county fair. They think of having IA
dance on the evening of the last day.
Mr.. \. b. Colby has leased all the res
taurant privileges at Howard park, Bur-
lington, and will sublet some of them.
As is usual on the Sunday in camp
meeting week, there will be no services
at the Methodist church here next Sun
day.
Mrs. Henry S. Foote has two pupils
whom she is teaching how not to STAN
mer. One of them came from st. Paul,
MINI.
The Methodist parsonage is progressing
rapidly and when done will be not only
an ornament to the street but credit to
the architect.
President and Mrs. Brainerd are home
from their trip down the st. Lawrence
and back by way of the Atlantic ocean
and Boston.
1t is understood that parties have been
in town recently to see what arrangements
they could make for putting in system
of water-works here.
About 20 couples had an enjoyable
dance at the old court house building
Wednesday evening. Orchards orches-
ira furnished the music.
Unitarian services are held every sun
day evening at 80 in the basement of
the town hall. Next sunday evening
Rev w. y. Buxton of Boston will preach
on "lIeresy."
/ The rains on Monday and Tuesday were
very severe and must have injured roads
and crops to considerable extent.
Some farmers are haying yet and many
| have not finished harvesting.
Profs. John Orth and II. p. Robinson
of Boston are arranging for an instru-
mental and vocal concert. \ rare treat
| is in store for our music lovers. Date
and place will be announced later.
Nothing new has been discovered rela-
tive to the death of John Skurse at East
Middlebury two weeks ago last Sunday.
Mr.. IL. ID. Maynard looked into the mat
ter thoroughly, but found nothing tending
to show that there was any foul play.
Mr.. J. B. holland and his assistants are
making great change for the better ii
the looks of the interior of the graded
school building by tinting the walls
which had become rather dingy. Nothing
had been done to them before since the
building was erected, in 1863.
Butter sold in this market, Monday. a
- and 20 cents for the better qualities
and II cents for selections. The quality
of the offerings has greatly improved
since the cooler weather came. \ larg,
amount was brought in this week. \
year ago Monday - to lG cents were paid
Mr.. Frederick Hopper has paid to the
John VI. Dyer estate the balance du'
from him in payment for the Lake Dun
more hotel property, which has been il
litigation for the past three years. Coun
ty Clerk Wainwright, whom the cour
made auditor to ascertain the balance
found it to be SIG, 204.64, and that wa
the sum he paid.
t Mr.. \. j. Marshall, who is one of tn
trustees of the local lodge of knights o
Honor, the other day turned over to tn,
family of the late James G.. Noonan
draft for $1,000, the amount of the insur
: ance he had in the order. Mr.. Noonal
became a member of the lodge in ISL
and died July last. During this perio,
he had paid in assessments a total o
S17L// ~
, Mr. Almon Wheeler, who had lon.
hved in the Branch district in this town
died on sunday, after a painful illness
, of cancer of the face. His age was 5
years. The funeral was held on Wednes
day at the house, and the remains wer
inferred in the Foote cemetery. Nj
Wheeler left two children-Mrs. Charlie
Stevens of Cornwall and Miss Lucin
Wheeler, who resides in this village.
Mr., W. ID. Lane has taken into part
/ nership with him in the business of hand
. ling greenhouse stock Mr.. Charles =
Bell. They will do business under til
a firm name of W. ID. Lane & Co. MI
. Bell has latterly had charge of the greer
house and vegetable garden at the II,
form school, Nergennes, and before 90
y ing there he was connected with Hove
> Il Co., the well-known Boston seedsmel
, for several years, so that he has had an
pie experience in the business.
The w. c. Il. L. met last Wednesda
n at Mrs. c. O.. Smiths. \ quorum bein
/, present, the following officers for III
It year ensuing were elected: Presiden
l. Mrs. 6. c. Walker; vice-presidents, Mr.
% {. 6. Smith, Mrs. G. ID. Mead and Mr.
3. ii. NJ. Seely; secretary, Mrs. II. /
Il Bryant; treasurer, Mrs. j. w. Lovet
4 -. ~. A. II.